Oregon and National Politics: Washington, D.C.tag:blog.oregonlive.com,2014:/politics/9752008-06-06T01:16:39ZElections, campaign, and legislature news articles, photos and video from The OregonianMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceWith changes, Smith says, he'll back climate billtag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.10537732008-06-06T01:16:39Z2008-06-06T01:19:12Z WASHINGTON -- Sen. Gordon Smith of Oregon, a key undecided vote, said Thursday he will likely back a landmark bill on climate change, even as supporters acknowledged the bill was heading toward almost certain defeat. Smith, a Republican up...The Associated Presshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveassocpr/index.html
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Gordon Smith of Oregon, a key undecided vote, said Thursday he will likely back a landmark bill on climate change, even as supporters acknowledged the bill was heading toward almost certain defeat. Smith, a Republican up...
McCain criticizes Obama over Iran commentstag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.9962382008-05-19T21:00:28Z2008-05-19T21:02:24ZCHICAGO -- Republican John McCain accused Democrat Barack Obama of inexperience and reckless judgment for saying Iran does not pose the same serious threat to the United States as the Soviet Union did in its day. The likely GOP presidential...The Associated Presshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveassocpr/index.html
CHICAGO -- Republican John McCain accused Democrat Barack Obama of inexperience and reckless judgment for saying Iran does not pose the same serious threat to the United States as the Soviet Union did in its day. The likely GOP presidential...
Jenna Bush's wedding planstag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.9480152008-05-04T21:54:31Z2008-05-04T21:57:23Z CRAWFORD, Texas -- When Tricia Nixon was married in 1971, the pageantry brought breathless coverage on television, in magazines and newspapers. It was the first in the White House Rose Garden, and the reception followed in the elegant East...Kathy Nokeshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/knokes/index.html
CRAWFORD, Texas -- When Tricia Nixon was married in 1971, the pageantry brought breathless coverage on television, in magazines and newspapers. It was the first in the White House Rose Garden, and the reception followed in the elegant East...
Lawmakers to See Secret Documentstag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.9375822008-05-01T02:41:43Z2008-05-01T02:45:58Z WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department agreed Wednesday to grant lawmakers limited access to secret memos that authorized CIA interrogation strategies, an offer that Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., immediately criticized as "certainly too late ... and too little, as well."...Kathy Nokeshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/knokes/index.html
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department agreed Wednesday to grant lawmakers limited access to secret memos that authorized CIA interrogation strategies, an offer that Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., immediately criticized as "certainly too late ... and too little, as well."...
Lawmakers to see memos on interrogation tacticstag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.9373052008-05-01T01:26:29Z2008-05-01T01:30:20Z WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department agreed Wednesday to grant lawmakers limited access to secret memos that authorized CIA interrogation strategies, an offer that Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., immediately criticized as "certainly too late ... and too little, as well."...Kathy Nokeshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/knokes/index.html
WASHINGTON -- The Justice Department agreed Wednesday to grant lawmakers limited access to secret memos that authorized CIA interrogation strategies, an offer that Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., immediately criticized as "certainly too late ... and too little, as well."...
Bush comes up shorttag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.9303202008-04-28T22:10:52Z2008-04-28T23:42:44Z WASHINGTON -- During a stop Friday at the Boys and Girls Club in Hartford, Conn., to commemorate World Malaria Day, the children told President Bush that they were raising money to fight malaria in the developing world. The head...Mia Bush | mbush@advance.nethttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/mbush/index.html
WASHINGTON -- During a stop Friday at the Boys and Girls Club in Hartford, Conn., to commemorate World Malaria Day, the children told President Bush that they were raising money to fight malaria in the developing world. The head...
McCain wins Washingtontag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.7195432008-02-20T04:42:10Z2008-02-20T04:56:27ZSen. John McCain of Arizona won Washington state's Republican primary Tuesday, and the 19 delegates at stake. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was running neck and neck with Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York in partial returns from the state's...The Associated Presshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveassocpr/index.html
Sen. John McCain of Arizona won Washington state's Republican primary Tuesday, and the 19 delegates at stake. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was running neck and neck with Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York in partial returns from the state's...
McCain wins, Obama leads in Wisconsintag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.7191512008-02-20T02:08:28Z2008-02-20T02:09:11Z Sen. John McCain of Arizona won the Republican primary in Wisconsin with ease today. Sen. Barack Obama led in vote counting in the Democratic primary, reaching out for his ninth straight victory over Sen. Hillary Clinton in their epic...The Associated Presshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveassocpr/index.html
Sen. John McCain of Arizona won the Republican primary in Wisconsin with ease today. Sen. Barack Obama led in vote counting in the Democratic primary, reaching out for his ninth straight victory over Sen. Hillary Clinton in their epic...
McCain triumphs in GOP conteststag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.7001262008-02-13T03:44:14Z2008-02-13T03:45:42ZRepublican front-runner John McCain won all three GOP primaries in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia Tuesday, adding to his insurmountable lead in delegates for the Republican nomination. "We know where either of their candidates will lead this country,...The Associated Presshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveassocpr/index.html
Republican front-runner John McCain won all three GOP primaries in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia Tuesday, adding to his insurmountable lead in delegates for the Republican nomination. "We know where either of their candidates will lead this country,...
McCain wins Virginia GOP primarytag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.6998902008-02-13T01:43:23Z2008-02-13T01:44:58Z Sen. John McCain won the Virginia Republican primary in an unexpectedly close race with Mike Huckabee. The victory means all 60 of the national convention delegates at stake go to the front-runner. McCain is also hoping to defeat Huckabee...The Associated Presshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveassocpr/index.html
Sen. John McCain won the Virginia Republican primary in an unexpectedly close race with Mike Huckabee. The victory means all 60 of the national convention delegates at stake go to the front-runner. McCain is also hoping to defeat Huckabee...
Obama wins Virginia Democratic primarytag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.6997982008-02-13T00:56:10Z2008-02-13T00:58:04ZSen. Barack Obama won the Virginia primary Tuesday night and reached out for victories in nearby Maryland and the District of Columbia, determined to erode or even erase Hillary Clinton's delegate lead in the Democratic presidential race....The Associated Presshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveassocpr/index.html
Sen. Barack Obama won the Virginia primary Tuesday night and reached out for victories in nearby Maryland and the District of Columbia, determined to erode or even erase Hillary Clinton's delegate lead in the Democratic presidential race....
Colleagues praise Hooleytag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.6894002008-02-08T15:02:19Z2008-02-08T15:25:02ZWASHINGTON -- Rep. Darlene Hooley, D-Ore., surprised her colleagues in Oregon's congressional delegation this week when she announced she would not seek a seventh term. Members from both parties praised Hooley and said they would miss her low-key working style...Jeff Kosseffhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/jkosseff/index.html
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Darlene Hooley, D-Ore., surprised her colleagues in Oregon's congressional delegation this week when she announced she would not seek a seventh term. Members from both parties praised Hooley and said they would miss her low-key working style...
Bush budget contains no BPA changestag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.6807522008-02-05T21:22:03Z2008-02-05T21:36:46ZWASHINGTON -- For the first time in five years, President Bush's budget plan does not call for a plan that would either raise Bonneville Power Administration's rates or force the Portland-based federal agency to repay its federal debt faster. BPA...Jeff Kosseffhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/jkosseff/index.html
WASHINGTON -- For the first time in five years, President Bush's budget plan does not call for a plan that would either raise Bonneville Power Administration's rates or force the Portland-based federal agency to repay its federal debt faster. BPA...
Measure of a Nation: Myth and reality of the presidencytag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.6695662008-02-01T01:20:38Z2008-02-01T01:28:08ZEditor's note: This is the first in an occasional Associated Press series about the American presidency and the 2008 elections as seen through the prism of the culture, not the candidates.The Associated PressFrom George Washington to Franklin D. Roosevelt to...The Associated Presshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveassocpr/index.html
Editor's note: This is the first in an occasional Associated Press series about the American presidency and the 2008 elections as seen through the prism of the culture, not the candidates.The Associated PressFrom George Washington to Franklin D. Roosevelt to...
McCain, Romney spar in debatetag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.6670332008-01-31T03:40:45Z2008-01-31T03:42:28Z SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- Republican Mitt Romney accused John McCain of using dirty tricks by suggesting the former Massachusetts governor wanted a deadline for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, in a spirited debate Wednesday night that underscored the intensity...The Associated Presshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveassocpr/index.html
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- Republican Mitt Romney accused John McCain of using dirty tricks by suggesting the former Massachusetts governor wanted a deadline for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, in a spirited debate Wednesday night that underscored the intensity...
Delegate count after Floridatag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.6670082008-01-31T03:28:26Z2008-01-31T03:32:16Z The estimated national delegates for each candidate, according to The Associated Press:  Democrats  Clinton 249  Obama 181  Edwards 56  Uncommitted 75  Available on Super Tuesday: 2,075  Needed to nominate: 2,025  Total...Kathy Nokeshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/knokes/index.html
The estimated national delegates for each candidate, according to The Associated Press:  Democrats  Clinton 249  Obama 181  Edwards 56  Uncommitted 75  Available on Super Tuesday: 2,075  Needed to nominate: 2,025  Total...
Edwards bows out of presidential campaigntag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.6658752008-01-30T21:25:18Z2008-01-30T21:28:30Z NEW ORLEANS -- Democrat John Edwards bowed out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday, saying it was time to step aside "so that history can blaze its path" in a party campaign left to Hillary...The Associated Presshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/oliveassocpr/index.html
NEW ORLEANS -- Democrat John Edwards bowed out of the race for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday, saying it was time to step aside "so that history can blaze its path" in a party campaign left to Hillary...
Baird votes against stimulus packagetag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.6625962008-01-29T21:10:18Z2008-01-29T21:29:16ZWASHINGTON -- Rep. Brian Baird, D-Wash., was one of 35 House members to vote against the $146 billion economic stimulus package on Tuesday. All five Oregon representatives voted for the package. The plan would provide tax rebates to individuals and...Jeff Kosseffhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/jkosseff/index.html
WASHINGTON -- Rep. Brian Baird, D-Wash., was one of 35 House members to vote against the $146 billion economic stimulus package on Tuesday. All five Oregon representatives voted for the package. The plan would provide tax rebates to individuals and...
Wyden finds support for transportation plantag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.6625062008-01-29T18:48:56Z2008-01-29T20:59:25ZWASHINGTON -- Sen. Ron Wyden and 21 of his Senate colleagues on Tuesday urged congressional leaders to include $5 billion for transportation spending as part of the economic stimulus package moving through Congress. Most of the discussion about economic stimulus...Jeff Kosseffhttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/jkosseff/index.html
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Ron Wyden and 21 of his Senate colleagues on Tuesday urged congressional leaders to include $5 billion for transportation spending as part of the economic stimulus package moving through Congress. Most of the discussion about economic stimulus...
Northwest reaction to State of the Uniontag:blog.oregonlive.com,2008:/politics//975.6609912008-01-29T05:36:33Z2008-01-29T17:54:34ZNorthwest members of Congress respond to President Bush's State of the Union address: SEN. GORDON SMITH, R-ORE. "Now more than ever Congress must keep its focus on issues impacting most Americans -- access to health care, the housing crisis, the...Kathy Nokeshttp://connect.oregonlive.com/user/knokes/index.html
Northwest members of Congress respond to President Bush's State of the Union address: SEN. GORDON SMITH, R-ORE. "Now more than ever Congress must keep its focus on issues impacting most Americans -- access to health care, the housing crisis, the...